Elevator for binders.



M. YOUNG. ELEVATOR FOR BINDERS.

APPLIGAT ONJMLBD JUNE 11, 1913. 1,1Q2 846, Patented July '7, 1914.

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Patented ul '7,1914

UNITE MATHEW YOUNG, OF BEATRICE, NEBRASKA.

ELEVATOR FOR BINDERS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July "2, 1914.

Application filed June 11, 1913. S eriaI No. 773,089.

To all whom it may concern Be it known. that I, MATHEW YOUNG, a citizenof the United States, residing at Beatrice, in the county of Gage, Stateof Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful improvements inElevators for Binders; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to elevators for binders and has for an object toprovide a novel elevator which may be attached to the sides of thebinder elevator after removal of th binding mechanism in order to adaptthe machine for use in harvesting grain that is too short to bind, thesaid grain being carried by said attached elevator to a hay rack at oneside of the machine so that the grain may be stacked loose.

A further object is to provide novel means for attaching the elevatorfor upward swinging movement to the sides of the binder elevator casing.

A still further object is to provide a novel bracket for journaling theactuating shaft of the elevator, such bracket having a slip connectionwith the binder elevator casing side to accommodate the bracket to themovement of the actuating shaft in an'arc about the pivot shaft of theelevator when the latter is raised or lowered.

With the above objects in view the invention consists of certain noveldetails of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed, it being understood that various modificationsmay be made in the minor details of construction within the scope of theappended claim.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating this invention :Figure 1 is afront elevation of a binder with my improved elevator attached thereto.Fig. 2 is a plan view of the elevator and adjacent parts of the binderto which the elevator is attached. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectionalView through the elevator. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side elevationshowing the connection of the actuating shaft bracket with the machineside. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing the position of theparts when the elevator is raised. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on theline 6-6 Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line 77 Fig. 4:. Fig.8 is a side elevation of the windlass.

Referring now to the drawings in which like characters of referencedesignate similar parts, 10 designates in general a conventional binderwith the binding mechanism removed.

The elevator comprising the subject matter of this invention isdesignated in general by the numeral 1.1 and is shown attached to thesides 12 of the binder elevator 13. The elevator 11 comprises a casing14 open at both ends and within the casing is dis posed a pair ofendless carriers 15 and 16 that serve to carry the grain therebetweenfrom the attached end of the elevator to the free end of the elevatorand there discharge it into a hay rack or other vehicle for itsreception. A bail 17 is secured to the free end of the elevator and ablock and tackle designated in general by the numeral 18 is secured tothe bail and to a hook 19 that is bolted as shown at 20 to that framebar 21 of the machine which traverses the machine elevator 13 andsupports the machine reel 22 and controlling devices of the machine. Thetackle end after being rove through. the upper block is attached to aWindlass 23 that is secured to a cross bar 24: carried at the upper endof the machine elevator 13, the Windlass drum having its shaft equippedwith ratchet controls 25 and carrying a lever 26 for winding orunwinding the tackle whereby to raise or lower the elevator.

For hingedly attaching the elevator 11 to the sides 12 of the machineelevator 13, a pivot shaft 27 is journaled in bars 28 that are bolted orotherwise rigidly secured to the sides of the elevator 11, and a pair ofattaching bars 29 are bolted to the sides 12 of the machine elevator andhave suitable openings near the free ends which pivotallv receive theshaft 27 outside of the bars 28 as shown. For actuating the endlesscarriers of the elevator 11, the lower roller of the upper endlesscarrier is equipped with a gear 30, and the lower roller of the lowerelevator is equipped with an integral shaft 31 that carries a gear 32which meshes with the gear 30 whereby both endless carriers are drivenso that their confronting laps travel upwardly. The shaft 31 is extendedconsiderably beyond the gear 32 and is equipped with a driving gear 33in the nature of a sprocket which meshes with the chain drive 34 of themachine as shown and is driven by the latter to drive the endlesscarriers of the elevator 11. For reinforcing the driving shaft 31against distortion, a skeleton triangular 1 shaped bracket 35 isprovided at the apex with an opening 36 which receives the drive shaft,and is provided in the base with slots 37 through which and slots 38formed iii the sides 12 of the machine elevator at rightangles to theslots of thebracket, pins 39 are passed. The bracket 35 is disposedabove one of the securing bars 29 as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, and whenthe elevator 11 y is rocked up or down on the pivot shaft 27,

the pin and slot connections of the bracket with the sides 12 permit ofthe bracket sliding in an arc to facilitate such movement, while at thesame time the bracket reinforces the'free end 'of'the drive shaft 31against vibration so that displacement or injury to this shaft duringsuch rocking movement of the elevator is positively prevented.

From the above description it will be seen that I haveprovidedanextremely. simple elevator which maybe easily applied to ordinarybinders now in use without extensive alterations, and may be easily andquickly rocked up and down to accommodate the elevator to the height oftheload as it grows on the hay rack.

What is claimed, is I The combination with a support including oppositesides, of an elevator hinged to said 5 sides, means for rocking theelevator upwardly and downwardly, a drive shaft for the elevator, ashaft below said drive shaft carried by said sides and operativelyconnected to said elevator and forming a pivot upon which the elevatoris rocked upwardly and downwardly, a bracket j ournaling said driveshaft and disposed above said pivot shaft, there being alined slotsformed in said bracket, there being furthermore parallel slots formed insaid sides at rightang'les to said bracket slots, and pins passedthrough said bracket slots and saidslots of the sides and permitting-ofsaid bracket moving in an arc during rocking of said said Copiel ot thispatent may be obtained for five cents each, by, addressing theCommissioner of Patents,

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